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Well it seems like the founder doesn't want more money. Not everyone needs or wants "fuck you" money, and with that kind of salary you can afford a decent life

Well it seems like the founder doesn't want more money. Not everyone needs or wants "fuck you" money, and with that kind of salary you can afford a decent life in (most of) France.

ZephyrBlu 6y ago
This is assuming that this stream of income doesn't ever dry up. I personally think that the founder should have enough money to never worry about money, or at least have a big buffer. If at some point in the future for whatever reason Lichess gets less donations, he could be screwed. On the other hand if he had a bit of a warchest he either has runway to increase revenue or to find another source of income.
- indigochill 6y ago
  Then really Lichess should have FU money. This both secures his income as long as he continues working on it, then lets him hire a replacement whenever he decides to retire.
  - ZephyrBlu 6y ago
    Sure, it's up the founder of course. I think the they've created enough value to deserve that money for themselves and to use in any way they see fit though. Maybe that would be putting it back into Lichess when they retire or maybe after 10 years they decide they want to work on something else and they live off that money to do so.
- tonyedgecombe 6y ago
  >If at some point in the future for whatever reason Lichess gets less donations, he could be screwed. No doubt they would get a job like the rest of us. The problem with your proposition is it can never be satisfied, you will never have enough.
  - ZephyrBlu 6y ago
    > No doubt they would get a job like the rest of us "I personally think that the founder should have enough money to never worry about money, or at least have a big buffer" > The problem with your proposition is it can never be satisfied, you will never have enough Where did you get this idea from? If you control your expenses (Like it sounds like the founder does) then the "never having enough" problem doesn't exist. At that point more money just means a larger buffer.

Well it seems like the founder doesn't want more money. Not everyone needs or wants "fuck you" money, and with that kind of salary you can afford a decent life in (most of) France.

ZephyrBlu 6y ago

This is assuming that this stream of income doesn't ever dry up. I personally think that the founder should have enough money to never worry about money, or at least have a big buffer. If at some point in the future for whatever reason Lichess gets less donations, he could be screwed. On the other hand if he had a bit of a warchest he either has runway to increase revenue or to find another source of income.

indigochill 6y ago
Then really Lichess should have FU money. This both secures his income as long as he continues working on it, then lets him hire a replacement whenever he decides to retire.
- ZephyrBlu 6y ago
  Sure, it's up the founder of course. I think the they've created enough value to deserve that money for themselves and to use in any way they see fit though. Maybe that would be putting it back into Lichess when they retire or maybe after 10 years they decide they want to work on something else and they live off that money to do so.
tonyedgecombe 6y ago
>If at some point in the future for whatever reason Lichess gets less donations, he could be screwed. No doubt they would get a job like the rest of us. The problem with your proposition is it can never be satisfied, you will never have enough.
- ZephyrBlu 6y ago
  > No doubt they would get a job like the rest of us "I personally think that the founder should have enough money to never worry about money, or at least have a big buffer" > The problem with your proposition is it can never be satisfied, you will never have enough Where did you get this idea from? If you control your expenses (Like it sounds like the founder does) then the "never having enough" problem doesn't exist. At that point more money just means a larger buffer.